Nigel Dodds
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"Nigel Alexander Dodds", Order of the British Empire/OBE, Privy Council of the United Kingdom/PC, Member of Parliament/MP is a barrister and Northern Ireland/Northern Irish Unionists (Ireland)/unionist politician. He is Member of Parliament (MP) for Belfast North (UK Parliament constituency)/Belfast North, and deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party. He has been Lord Mayor of Belfast twice, and from 1993 has been General Secretary of the DUP. Since June 2008 he has also been Deputy Leader of the DUP.

Dodds became North Belfast's MP in the United Kingdom general election, 2001/2001 UK general elections. He has served in the past as a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and as Minister of Finance in the Northern Ireland Executive.

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This is an odious and appalling attack on ordinary people.

Protestants are sickened at the sight of terrorists at the heart of our government. We will do everything we can to expel this cancer from the body politic.

The remarks by Alec Reid are appalling and reveal a mindset which could be portrayed as deeply bigoted and fundamentally racist.

A witness who was appointed by the IRA is not going to have the same credibility.

This is one in the eye for Mr Trimble.

They will find short shrift from us if they think they can act in this way and then just expect us to meekly acquiesce in their plans to get Sinn Fein into government.

It is a victory for those who want fair, accountable and decent government in Northern Ireland, and who don't want to share power with gunmen.